| When you buy a mobile phone from
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| | This is a distinct advantage of the
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| Cingular, they are going to lock their
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| | Cingular phones. Other phones often
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| phone internally so that only calls
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| | require hooking your phone to your
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| processed through the Cingular network
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| | computer via a USB cable and downloading
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| will be received by the unit. If you wish
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| | the unlocking software.
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| to change to another service provider you
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| | Once you have typed in the code, you will
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| are going to have to perform what is
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| | usually receive a message from your phone
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| called a Cingular unlock. There is no
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| | that lets you know it is now unlocked,
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| worry about the legal aspects of doing
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| | but if this is not the case; there is an
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| this. Unless your contract specifies that
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| | alternative way to check. Each unit has
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| Cingular retains ownership of the phone,
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| | what is called a SIM card that identifies
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| you are free to unlock it. It is your
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| | the phone and the service provider. You
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| property. Once you unlock your Cingular
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| | will need to borrow a SIM card from
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| phone, you are going to be able to take
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| | someone with a cell phone that is
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| advantage of any special deals being
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| | connected to a different service and
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| offered by competing companies. It is
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| | install it into your phone. If it
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| also going increase the resale value of
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| | recognizes the new SIM card you will know
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| the unit.
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| | it is unlocked.
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| When you are ready to perform the unlock,
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| | It is a good idea to record the unlock
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| you are going to have to acquire the
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| | code once you receive it, and to store it
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| unlock code. There are a large number of
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| | in a safe place. It is possible to relock
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| websites that specialize in Cingular
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| | phones via remote signals, and although
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| unlock codes and they can provide the
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| | this is not done often, you are not going
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| code for your individual model. You need
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| | to want to pay twice for the unlock code
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| to be prepared to pay for the code, but
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| | in the event it does occur. Once you have
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| the price is not excessive. You can take
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| | finished the unlock process, you are free
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| a little bit of time and shop around for
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| | to use whatever service you prefer, and
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| the best deal. Once you are provided with
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| | will have a more valuable unit should you
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| the code, it is a simple matter of typing
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| | wish to sell it at a later date.
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| it into the mobile phone via the keypad.
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